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Novak Djokovic seeded number one for US Open, with Roger Federer number two following withdrawal of Rafael Nadal

Wed 20 Aug 2014, 7:17 AM AEST

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Novak Djokovic (R) and Roger Federer could repeat their Wimbledon final clash after being named number one and two seeds for the US Open.

AFP: Carl Court

Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has been seeded number one for the US Open with five times winner Roger Federer seeded second, the United States Tennis Association announced on Wednesday (AEST).

Should both players reach the final of the year's last grand slam tournament, they would compete in a mouth-watering re-match of this year's Wimbledon final, a five-set thriller won by Djokovic.

Serbian world number one Djokovic has reached the US Open men's singles final for the past four years at Flushing Meadows, winning the title in 2011.

Swiss Federer is seeded at the US Open for a 14th consecutive year, tying Ivan Lendl for the second longest streak in the Open era with only Jimmy Connors (18) ahead of them.

Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal, the reigning US Open champion, has withdrawn from the tournament because an injured right wrist.

Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland has been seeded third with Spaniard David Ferrer fourth and big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic fifth.